The Japanese version of Life is Strange (ライフ イズ ストレンジ) was released on March 3, 2016 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC/Steam. According to the official listing on Square Enix's website, the game is priced at ¥4,800 (about $43) in Japan.[2] The release was announced by Square Enix on September 7, 2015. A Japanese Twitter account, a Japanese Instagram account, and a new Japanese website have been set up by Square Enix Japan.

ライフ イズ ストレンジ： シネマティックトレーラー

The Japanese version sold 11.5k copies on PS4 in its first week according to Famitsu[3] (Japanese video game magazine).

Although the DLC language pack is only listed on the Steam Store accessed from Japan, you can still manually "register" it to download and use outside of Japan by executing the Steam protocol link "steam://install/425570", and the DLC will be added to your Life is Strange DLC list.

Some content of in-game objects (graffiti, paintings, etc.) were changed to correspond to prohibited expression at the "screening authority". (Google translated from Japanese)[4]